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Old 09-01-2012, 12:02 AM  
Paul Markham
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It's not about cleaning shit and wiping asses. It's about conquering. It's about being the best. It's about excelling at everything you do.

Someone like this is not in the business of cleaning shit. They are in the business of being in business. Numbers, power, organization, structure, management. Product doesn't matter.

Mainstream, adult, toilet paper, septic tanks, gold watches, luxury cars. The product doesn't matter. What matters is running the business properly.
Try getting a business to that size without a love for what you do.

Yes someone with great management skills can manage a large company. He has to have people under him with an intimate knowledge and love of the product. No mater how well the company is managed, if the product isn't being bought again and again because customers love it, the business will struggle. Against ones with products created by those who create a better product.
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